Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.3° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (01 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1212
999
818
683
564
547
378
425
356
351
250
236
176
133
153
191
184
227
184
180
136
227
232
265
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:40AM1.65m
5:06PM1.80m
5:22AM1.64m
5:48PM1.78m
6:03AM1.61m
Low Tide
10:40PM0.41m
10:48AM0.34m
11:23PM0.40m
11:31AM0.34m
00:06AM0.40m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
Feels °C
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
8
8
6
5
6
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1212
999
818
683
564
547
378
425
356
351
250
236
120
133
153
191
184
227
184
180
136
227
232
265
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
NE
6
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
125
125
122
125
125
125
125
125
122
120
120
120
176
123
123
93
96
89
62
33
18
20
21
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.6
NE
5
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
SSW
13
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
16
16
6
15
15
6
18
83
85
64
45
43
9
12
12
12
9
17
101
19
44
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
Energy kJ
20
21
31
32
33
23
17
13
10
10
10
22
21
33
25
23
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
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